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title: "Trend Displays Part 1"
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updated: 2025-08-09T00:40:14Z
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canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/trend-displays-part-1"
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# Trend Displays Part 1

[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/Trend%20Displays%20Part%201.mp4)

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#### Resources

[Trend Displays Part 2](https://kb.dataparc.com/docs/trend-displays-part-2)

[Trend Displays Part 3](https://kb.dataparc.com/docs/trend-displays-part-3)

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#### Transcript

**00:00 ⟶ 00:04**

In this video, we'll introduce the basic features of trend displays in Nexus.

**00:04 ⟶ 00:09**

A new trend display can be launched from the New button in the upper-right corner

of the Nexus Explorer.

**00:10 ⟶ 00:14**

Tags can be added to the display by dragging and dropping from Tag Browser.

**00:16 ⟶ 00:24**

New displays can also be launched from the Tag Browser options menu,

with the Trend selected button, and by double clicking on the tag row.

**00:25 ⟶ 00:30**

The timespan is shown on the X-Axis and can be adjusted with the footer controls.

**00:30 ⟶ 00:38**

The start and end times can be set with the Date Time Picker,

accessible in the left and right corners and in the plot area options menu.

**00:38 ⟶ 00:44**

Start and end times can also be updated by dragging the X-Axis to the left or right.

**00:45 ⟶ 00:53**

The timespan box shows the duration of the current timespan and can be adjusted

with the dropdown menu or by typing in the text box.

**00:53 ⟶ 01:01**

S, M, H, and D formats are accepted, standing for seconds, minutes, hours,

and days respectively.

**01:02 ⟶ 01:07**

The double arrows add one timespan to the future or past of the display.

**01:07 ⟶ 01:11**

The single arrows pan the data forwards or backwards in time by one timespan.

**01:11 ⟶ 01:18**

When the timespan is adjusted so that the display data is no longer current,

the current mode indicator will turn yellow.

**01:20 ⟶ 01:28**

The Undo button resets the timespan to the previous setting, and the Reset button

reverts the trend to the default timespan and start and end times.

**01:29 ⟶ 01:32**

The Tag Info Grid lists all tags in the trend display.

**01:32 ⟶ 01:40**

The color picker can be used to update the color of the tag's trace,

and the eyeball icon will toggle trace visibility on the plot area.

**01:40 ⟶ 01:50**

As in Tag Browser, column order can be adjusted by dragging the column header,

and column width can be adjusted by dragging the column divider or with the Column Selector*.

**01:55 ⟶ 02:00**

Tags can be selected by clicking the row in the Tag Info Grid or the trace on the plot area.

**02:00 ⟶ 02:04**

The row in the trace of the selected tag will be highlighted on the display.

**02:04 ⟶ 02:08**

Each row in the grid, including the header, has its own options menu.

**02:09 ⟶ 02:21**

Cloned displays can be created from the options menus as well as by double-clicking the tag

in the Tag Info Grid to clone a single tag or anywhere in the plot area to clone the entire display.

**02:22 ⟶ 02:34**

Trend Configuration, accessible from all options menus and by right-clicking the X-Axis,

allows for adjustment of additional display settings, including the refresh rate and Time Delta offset.

**02:40 ⟶ 02:43**

The Y-Axis shows the value ranges for the tags in the trend.

**02:43 ⟶ 02:50**

Each tag's value range is shown in the Min and Max fields of the Tag Info Grid and can be

modified by typing in the textboxes.

**02:51 ⟶ 02:54**

By default, the Y-Axis displays values for the selected tag.

**02:54 ⟶ 03:03**

This can be modified in the Y-Axis options menu to show all axes, stacked axes, or a common axis of a single tag.

**03:04 ⟶ 03:10**

If a Common Y-Axis is enabled, axis values will not change when a different tag is selected.

**03:16 ⟶ 03:21**

Enabling Common Auto Scale will adjust the Y-Axis to fit the specified tag's values in the trend.

**03:26 ⟶ 03:32**

The Tag Info Grid options menus can also be used to enable Auto Scale for a single tag or for all tags.

**03:40 ⟶ 03:47**

Dragging the Y-Axis up or down will pan the displayed values and update the Min and Max values of the selected tag.

**03:48 ⟶ 03:55**

The plot area options menu can be launched from the options button in the footer or by right-clicking on the plot area.

**03:55 ⟶ 04:00**

The options menu contains essential trend features, including SmartMouse and Quick Statistics.

**04:00 ⟶ 04:04**

Supported keyboard shortcuts are shown next to their respective feature.

**04:04 ⟶ 04:09**

The Zoom option will be enabled if a specific time period is selected in the plot area.

**04:09 ⟶ 04:17**

Zooming to a specific part of the trend can also be done by placing the cursor on the area of interest and

scrolling with the mouse wheel.

**04:19 ⟶ 04:28**

The File menu also contains essential features, including save options and Number of Trends,

which can be used to create multi-trend displays.

**04:30 ⟶ 04:34**

Visit the other trend videos in this library for continued exploration of trend features.

* As of Nexus version 25.8.0, Column Selector has been renamed to Configure Columns.